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My name is Terrance Henne and I am from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, and I am the managing partner of the Pittsburgh office of Mintzer Sarowitz Zeris Ledva & Meyers L.L.P. What Is Your Background? My background is in claims investigation and claims handling. Prior to becoming a lawyer, I was a claims adjuster for a transit agency located […]

My name is Gina Romanik Mejia. I am from Miami, Florida although I was born in Illinois. I have lived here all of my life and I work for the South Florida office of Mintzer Sarowitz Zeris Ledva & Meyers. What Is Your Background? I was born in Illinois, I moved to Miami, Florida when I was two years old and I have remained […]

My name is Ela Hernández. I am originally from Honduras, and I work at the Mintzer Sarowitz Southern Florida office, which is located in Miami, Florida. What Is Your Background? I am originally Honduran. I moved to the United States as a middle schooler, and went on to graduate from Florida International University where I double majored in political science and international relations with […]

Sandra T. Carson, of the firm’s Maryland office, recently secured a defense verdict for a regional waste removal company after a one-day bench trial in a case arising out of a collision between a trash truck and a passenger vehicle. Liability for the collision was conceded and the parties had resolved Plaintiff’s property damage claims pre-suit; however, Plaintiff filed suit to recover for emotional […]

  My name is Sharhonda Robinson-Edwards. I’m originally from California, but I am now located in the lovely sunny state of Florida; I live in Fort Lauderdale. However, I work in the Miami office, which is the Southern Florida office of Mintzer Sarowitz Zeris Ledva & Meyers LLP. What Is Your Background? I am a Cali girl through and through. I grew up in […]

Recently, in a March 17, 2022 decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey analyzed the “mode of operation” doctrine’s applicability in a situation where the defendant business sold grapes in a closed clamshell container. Jeter v. Sam’s Club, 250 N.J. 240, 243 (2022). The plaintiff, Aleice Jeter, alleged injuries that resulted from a slip and fall on one or more grapes at a Sam’s […]

Under New Jersey Court Rule 4:17-7, discovery amendments after the discovery end date are only permissible if the party seeking to amend certifies therein that the information requiring the amendment was not reasonably available or discoverable by the exercise of due diligence prior to the discovery end date. Utilizing this Court Rule, New Jersey associate Timothy O’Donnell recently prevailed on a motion to bar […]

Companies are slowly investing resources into the Metaverse. A few law firms are starting to follow into this new unchartered world — the benefits and pitfalls that await them are numerous and unknown. But first, what is the Metaverse? The term is a combination of the prefix “meta” (meaning beyond) and the stem “verse” (meaning the universe). The term’s very general definition is appropriate […]

In 2019, our client, a stucco remediation contractor was placed on notice of 26 estate homes with stucco claims and shortly thereafter found itself part of over 10 AAA filings and 2 Court of Common Pleas cases all arising out of 26 homes and allegations of non-compliant stucco applications from 2005 through 2015 with a total exposure in excess of five million dollars.  Along […]

The New Jersey and Wheeling Offices teamed up for a double win for a client.  Plaintiff, a resident of Ohio, was involved in a multi-vehicle motor vehicle accident in Pennsylvania.  He filed a personal injury claim against our client and several other entities in federal court in Ohio.  Bradley Shafer of the Wheeling Office filed a motion to dismiss arguing the Ohio federal court […]